The multi-talented Himesh Reshammiya celebrates his birthday on 23rd July. He is currently seen as a popular judge on the sixth season of SaReGaMaPa Lil Champs, which is also the number one reality show on Zee TV!
This year has turned out to be an interesting one for Himesh, who celebrated many successes such as the release of his 700th song from his second private album Aap Se Mausiiquii. The song Every Night and Day featuring Iulia Vantur, is Himesh’s most latest release and the album has continued to sustain Himesh’s success, by clocking well over 50 million views across its released videos at YouTube. The title track recently hit the 14 million views mark too!
Apart from the album, Himesh has been seen performing in various cities across India and internationally in Rotterdam, and judging SaReGaMaPa Lil Champs which has received an extension due to its popularity. While he...
This year has turned out to be an interesting one for Himesh, who celebrated many successes such as the release of his 700th song from his second private album Aap Se Mausiiquii. The song Every Night and Day featuring Iulia Vantur, is Himesh’s most latest release and the album has continued to sustain Himesh’s success, by clocking well over 50 million views across its released videos at YouTube. The title track recently hit the 14 million views mark too!
Apart from the album, Himesh has been seen performing in various cities across India and internationally in Rotterdam, and judging SaReGaMaPa Lil Champs which has received an extension due to its popularity. While he...
- 7/23/2017
- by Jem Raj
- Bollyspice
At a time where the independent music scene in Bollywood is rather rare to find, the multi-talented Himesh Reshammiya released his second private album Aap Se Mausiiquii during December last year. The collective views of all the released videos, have recently crossed over the 50 million views mark at YouTube!
Music label TSeries tweeted this amazing achievement today. As we continue to live in the digital era, songs are being measured more and more by the number of views they receive on social media platforms, as opposed to CD sales. Himesh is one of the first Bollywood artists to produce a second private album in recent times, and have it achieve such a milestone in a relatively short amount of time.
#BhushanKumar's album #AapSeMausiiquii featuring #HimeshReshammiya crosses over #50MillionViews.@manojmuntashir pic.twitter.com/E1Y37GigOh
— TSeries (@TSeries) July 16, 2017
The most recent video to release from the album, was Himesh’s...
Music label TSeries tweeted this amazing achievement today. As we continue to live in the digital era, songs are being measured more and more by the number of views they receive on social media platforms, as opposed to CD sales. Himesh is one of the first Bollywood artists to produce a second private album in recent times, and have it achieve such a milestone in a relatively short amount of time.
#BhushanKumar's album #AapSeMausiiquii featuring #HimeshReshammiya crosses over #50MillionViews.@manojmuntashir pic.twitter.com/E1Y37GigOh
— TSeries (@TSeries) July 16, 2017
The most recent video to release from the album, was Himesh’s...
- 7/16/2017
- by Jem Raj
- Bollyspice
The sixth video from Himesh Reshammiya’s second private album Aap Se Mausiiquii has recently released. The song Every Night and Day is an upbeat duet featuring Himesh and Iulia Vantur on the vocals, with lyrics by popular lyricist Manoj Muntashir.
This is the official video release to the song, which was previously accompanied by a short teaser video at the end of last year. The official video features a glammed up Iulia, and a super stylish Himesh, who are performing the song on stage together. The video also features a side track, with an excited group of children who are seen dancing a long to the song.
Every Night and Day marks the multi-talented Himesh Reshammiya’s 700th song release, and in a recent interview with Times of India, Himesh said, “I’m proud of this new track, which is also my 700th song. Launching it with Iulia has made me emotional.
This is the official video release to the song, which was previously accompanied by a short teaser video at the end of last year. The official video features a glammed up Iulia, and a super stylish Himesh, who are performing the song on stage together. The video also features a side track, with an excited group of children who are seen dancing a long to the song.
Every Night and Day marks the multi-talented Himesh Reshammiya’s 700th song release, and in a recent interview with Times of India, Himesh said, “I’m proud of this new track, which is also my 700th song. Launching it with Iulia has made me emotional.
- 6/1/2017
- by Jem Raj
- Bollyspice
Ever prolific, Hong Sang-soo is back at Cannes with two different films this year. “The Day After” is premiering in Competition, while “Claire’s Camera” is set to make its bow Out of Competition. As you wait for similar materials from the latter to surface, avail yourself of the trailer, poster and photos from the former below.
Read More: ‘The Day After’ First Trailer: Hong Sang-soo Tells Another Tale of a Love Affair in Cannes Drama
Here’s the synopsis: “It is Areum’s first day of work at a small publisher. Her boss Bongwan loved and recently broke up with the woman who previously worked there. Today too, the married Bongwan leaves home in the dark morning and sets off to work. The memories of the woman who left weigh down on him. That day Bongwan’s wife finds a love note, bursts into the office, and mistakes Areum for the woman who left.
Read More: ‘The Day After’ First Trailer: Hong Sang-soo Tells Another Tale of a Love Affair in Cannes Drama
Here’s the synopsis: “It is Areum’s first day of work at a small publisher. Her boss Bongwan loved and recently broke up with the woman who previously worked there. Today too, the married Bongwan leaves home in the dark morning and sets off to work. The memories of the woman who left weigh down on him. That day Bongwan’s wife finds a love note, bursts into the office, and mistakes Areum for the woman who left.
- 5/14/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Returning to the Blade Runner series that helped cement his legacy as one of Hollywood’s most reliable action stars must have been a walk in the park for Harrison Ford. Maybe too much of a walk in the park, if these new Blade Runner 2049 posters are anything to go by. Two new posters for Denis […]
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- 5/4/2017
- by Hoai-Tran Bui
- Slash Film
As we recently mentioned, the multi-talented Himesh Reshammiya has been busy working on his next music video from his second private album Aap Se Mausiiquii. The song is Every Night and Day which is his duet with Iulia Vantur. The official video for the song was shot in Mumbai yesterday, and Himesh had been sharing updates from the shoot on his Instagram for his fans.
Check out Himesh’s Instagram updates below. This will be the sixth video from the superb Aap Se Mausiiquii album, and it will be coming soon. You can also watch Himesh mentor the sixth series of SaReGaMaPa Lil Champs along with Javed Ali and Neha Kakkar, every Saturday and Sunday at 9pm on Zee TV.
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Check out Himesh’s Instagram updates below. This will be the sixth video from the superb Aap Se Mausiiquii album, and it will be coming soon. You can also watch Himesh mentor the sixth series of SaReGaMaPa Lil Champs along with Javed Ali and Neha Kakkar, every Saturday and Sunday at 9pm on Zee TV.
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- 4/7/2017
- by Jem Raj
- Bollyspice
Upon making his official debut at Instagram last week (follow him @realhimesh), the multi-talented Himesh Reshammiya, has recently announced that the official video for the seventh song from his latest album (Aap Se Mausiiquii), Every Night and Day, will be coming soon!
Every Night and Day is a duet featuring Himesh and Iulia Vantur on the lead vocals. The song released prior to the albums release, at the end of last year, and only had a short teaser video accompanying it. After the success of the fifth video from the album Trippy, this will be the sixth video from Aap Se Mausiiquii.
Refresh your memories with the teaser video and the chilled out beats of Every Night and Day below. We are most certainly looking forward to the official video!
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Every Night and Day is a duet featuring Himesh and Iulia Vantur on the lead vocals. The song released prior to the albums release, at the end of last year, and only had a short teaser video accompanying it. After the success of the fifth video from the album Trippy, this will be the sixth video from Aap Se Mausiiquii.
Refresh your memories with the teaser video and the chilled out beats of Every Night and Day below. We are most certainly looking forward to the official video!
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- 3/24/2017
- by Jem Raj
- Bollyspice
South Korean sales outfit will represent the production company’s films.
South Korean sales company Finecut has pacted with Oh Jung-wan’s Bom Film Productions to represent their films internationally.
Oh established Bom Film Productions in 1999, contributing to the renaissance of Korean cinema with acclaimed, commercially successful films from directors such as Kim Jee-woon, E J-yong, Hong Sangsoo, Park Chan-wook and Park Jin-pyo.
Finecut will rep Bom titles such as Hong Sangsoo’s Night And Day (pictured) and Woman On The Beach; Kim Jee-woon’s The Foul King, A Tale Of Two Sisters and A Bittersweet Life; Park Chan-wook’s short film Cut from the Three… Extremes omnibus; and E J-yong’s Untold Scandal.
Although Bom has no new titles for Filmart, Finecut is here selling films such as Park Hoon-jung’s crime thriller V.I.P., starring Jang Dong-gun, Cho Sun-ho’s mystery drama A Day and Lim Dae-woong’s mystery thriller House Of The...
South Korean sales company Finecut has pacted with Oh Jung-wan’s Bom Film Productions to represent their films internationally.
Oh established Bom Film Productions in 1999, contributing to the renaissance of Korean cinema with acclaimed, commercially successful films from directors such as Kim Jee-woon, E J-yong, Hong Sangsoo, Park Chan-wook and Park Jin-pyo.
Finecut will rep Bom titles such as Hong Sangsoo’s Night And Day (pictured) and Woman On The Beach; Kim Jee-woon’s The Foul King, A Tale Of Two Sisters and A Bittersweet Life; Park Chan-wook’s short film Cut from the Three… Extremes omnibus; and E J-yong’s Untold Scandal.
Although Bom has no new titles for Filmart, Finecut is here selling films such as Park Hoon-jung’s crime thriller V.I.P., starring Jang Dong-gun, Cho Sun-ho’s mystery drama A Day and Lim Dae-woong’s mystery thriller House Of The...
- 3/13/2017
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
The twenty first entry in an on-going series of audiovisual essays by Cristina Álvarez López and Adrian Martin. Mubi will be showing Chantal Akerman's Tomorrow We Move (2004) from March 8 - April 7, 2017 in most countries around the world. Tomorrow We Move (2004) is Chantal Akerman’s most underrated film. A recent, ambiguous “tribute” to the director in Cineaste magazine dismissed most of her work in fiction filmmaking beyond the 1970s, and was especially down on those fictions involving music, comedy, love, passion, and obsession. So, into the bin go Night and Day (unmentioned in the article), Golden Eighties (“dated and silly”), La Captive (“elephantine, imitative, and strangely fake”), and Almayer’s Folly (sunk by that “terrible French actor Stanislas Merhar”). And Tomorrow we Move? It and A Couch in New York (1996) are merely “exercises that Akerman had to get out of her system.”There is frequently an element of self-portraiture in Akerman’s work,...
- 3/8/2017
- MUBI
The multi-talented Himesh Reshammiya recently performed at the 12th annual edition of the Fevicol Caring with Style fashion show which is held in association with the Cpaa (Cancer Patients Aid Association). Himesh performed his super hit songs including his latest hit ‘Every Night and Day’ from his private album Aap Se Mausiiquii. Being a fashion show, Himesh got the chance to walk the ramp and entertain the crowd all for a good cause. He looked super stylish in his attire. Check out the pictures from the event below. Himesh is currently a mentor on the sixth series of SaReGaMaPa Lil Champs which airs on Zee TV every Saturday and Sunday at 9pm. In association with Himesh-Reshammiya.com...
- 3/5/2017
- by Jem Raj
- Bollyspice
Videogames often make it easy to murder someone, but can the same be said for the clean-up process? That’s what developer iFun4All has set out to explain with the retro-hued Serial Cleaner, which is coming to the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Steam this summer.
Taking place in the glorious 1970s, Serial Cleaner places gamers into the shoes of the ultimate crime scene cleaner. With police always on the prowl, you’ll need to work fast in order to mop up copious amounts of blood, dispose of bodies and hide incriminating evidence.
One unique feature is that the title uses real-world data in order to alter the experience based around where you’re playing. Night and day will alter noise levels and “sneakability,” so you’ll want to think about what time it is before you boot the game up. To ultimately succeed in the cover-up, players will need...
Taking place in the glorious 1970s, Serial Cleaner places gamers into the shoes of the ultimate crime scene cleaner. With police always on the prowl, you’ll need to work fast in order to mop up copious amounts of blood, dispose of bodies and hide incriminating evidence.
One unique feature is that the title uses real-world data in order to alter the experience based around where you’re playing. Night and day will alter noise levels and “sneakability,” so you’ll want to think about what time it is before you boot the game up. To ultimately succeed in the cover-up, players will need...
- 2/23/2017
- by Eric Hall
- We Got This Covered
A new year has arrived and with it the challenge of reviewing a new work from Korea's arthouse darling Hong Sang-soo. On the Beach at Night Alone, which borrows its name from the title of a Walt Whitman poem and premieres at the Berlin International Film Festival, his third time there in competition after Night and Day and Nobody's Daughter Haewon, certainly does not depart in any significant way from the stylings and themes of his body of work to date. What has changed and gives this work a bitter edge not seen since 2009's Like You Know It All is a frankness that conflates the fictions of his work and his personal life to a much stronger degree than usual, yet many viewers, particularly...
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- 2/16/2017
- Screen Anarchy
Himesh Reshammiya has been celebrating the new milestones of success of his second private album Aap Se Mausiiquii. The album’s first four videos have collectively reached 25 million views and to celebrate this tremendous feat, Himesh recently appeared on The Kapil Sharma Show.
Good friend of Salman Khan Iulia Vantur, has also lent her voice to Himesh’s album (on the track Every Night and Day) and she also accompanied Himesh on show. The album was launched in December by none other than the legendary Amitabh Bachchan, and the songs have generated a wonderful response from music lovers worldwide.
Needless to say, Himesh enjoyed the masti on The Kapil Sharma Show. Check out the pictures from the show below.
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Good friend of Salman Khan Iulia Vantur, has also lent her voice to Himesh’s album (on the track Every Night and Day) and she also accompanied Himesh on show. The album was launched in December by none other than the legendary Amitabh Bachchan, and the songs have generated a wonderful response from music lovers worldwide.
Needless to say, Himesh enjoyed the masti on The Kapil Sharma Show. Check out the pictures from the show below.
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- 1/12/2017
- by Jem Raj
- Bollyspice
After the successful release of his second private album Aap Se Mausiiquii, Himesh is currently promoting the next track from the album, which is called ‘Every Night and Day’. This particular track features the vocals of Salman Khan’s good friend Iulia Vantur.
Himesh has been promoting the track with Iulia at radio stations such as Radio Mirchi and Ishq FM. Iulia has also been sharing video clips from the radio interviews at her Facebook page. Watch one of the video clips below:
Check out the pictures from the ‘Every Night and Day’ promotions below.
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Himesh has been promoting the track with Iulia at radio stations such as Radio Mirchi and Ishq FM. Iulia has also been sharing video clips from the radio interviews at her Facebook page. Watch one of the video clips below:
Check out the pictures from the ‘Every Night and Day’ promotions below.
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- 12/24/2016
- by Jem Raj
- Bollyspice
The multi-talented Himesh Reshammiya is currently enjoying promoting his second private album Aap Se Mausiiquii. It has been revealed that Himesh recently performed at the Sansui Colors Stardust Awards which were held in Mumbai.
Himesh accompanied Salman Khan’s good friend Iulia Vantur on her first ever stage performance. They performed to Jumme Ki Raat and the duet which they have sung together on the Aap Se Mausiiquii album Every Night and Day.
Check out the pictures and video from the event below. Sansui Colors Stardust Awards 2016 will be telecast on Colors channel soon.
Himesh speaking at the event
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Himesh accompanied Salman Khan’s good friend Iulia Vantur on her first ever stage performance. They performed to Jumme Ki Raat and the duet which they have sung together on the Aap Se Mausiiquii album Every Night and Day.
Check out the pictures and video from the event below. Sansui Colors Stardust Awards 2016 will be telecast on Colors channel soon.
Himesh speaking at the event
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- 12/23/2016
- by Jem Raj
- Bollyspice
After Salman Khan and Amitabh Bachchan showed their loved for the songs of Aap Se Mausiiquii, the audience also have shown their love and appreciation for the songs with 20 million views across all the released videos in such a short time.
The album Aap Se Mausiiquii has a total of 10 songs and 10 breathtaking videos, and also features 15 different remixes by the top DJs of the country from DJ Aqeel, Akbar, Chetas, and Kiran Kamath. Neha Kakkar also has sung 3 songs with Himesh and the grand videos will be shot in the coming months for the other 6 songs. The Himesh-Iulia Vantur track Every Night and Day is making waves across the globe.
Bhushan Kumar who has worked with Himesh on more than 100 films and more than 600 super hit songs has produced this album. Mega star Amitabh Bachchan honored the multi-talented artist by launching the album at a grand event in Mumbai.
The album Aap Se Mausiiquii has a total of 10 songs and 10 breathtaking videos, and also features 15 different remixes by the top DJs of the country from DJ Aqeel, Akbar, Chetas, and Kiran Kamath. Neha Kakkar also has sung 3 songs with Himesh and the grand videos will be shot in the coming months for the other 6 songs. The Himesh-Iulia Vantur track Every Night and Day is making waves across the globe.
Bhushan Kumar who has worked with Himesh on more than 100 films and more than 600 super hit songs has produced this album. Mega star Amitabh Bachchan honored the multi-talented artist by launching the album at a grand event in Mumbai.
- 12/10/2016
- by Jem Raj
- Bollyspice
The multi-talented Himesh Reshammiya recently released the fourth track ‘So Much In Love’ from his upcoming private album Aap Se Mausiiquii. The fifth track from the album released consecutively, and in a slightly different manner too!
The new release is ‘Every Night and Day’, and has been sung by Himesh with Salman Khan’s good friend Lulia Vantur accompanying him on the vocals, in the reprise version of the song. It had been recently revealed that Lulia would be lending her voice to the highly awaited Aap Se Mausiiquii album, and now we are able to hear her in the making of/teaser of the song which released at a special event in Mumbai today.
At the event, Himesh mentioned how he has known Lulia ever since she presented him with the melody of ‘Teri Meri’ that featured in Bodyguard. Lulia said that she used to sing that melody to...
The new release is ‘Every Night and Day’, and has been sung by Himesh with Salman Khan’s good friend Lulia Vantur accompanying him on the vocals, in the reprise version of the song. It had been recently revealed that Lulia would be lending her voice to the highly awaited Aap Se Mausiiquii album, and now we are able to hear her in the making of/teaser of the song which released at a special event in Mumbai today.
At the event, Himesh mentioned how he has known Lulia ever since she presented him with the melody of ‘Teri Meri’ that featured in Bodyguard. Lulia said that she used to sing that melody to...
- 12/6/2016
- by Jem Raj
- Bollyspice
With the first three tracks of the album performing so well, Hr Musik and TSeries have now released the fourth video and song called So Much In Love.
The video is colourful and vibrant and features the multi-talented Himesh Reshammiya with Miss India Earth Alankrita Sahai. So Much In Love is Alankrita’s third video on the album. The song is very upbeat and happy with only the chorus line So Much In Love With You featuring English lyrics. The lyrics have been written by Manoj Muntashir who has had the chance to experiment with Punjabi, Arabic and English lyrics on the album so far. Himesh has sung the song with strength, flair, and enthusiasm thus revealing many variations in his voice as a singer.
Enjoy the happy side of love with So Much In Love from Aap Se Mausiiquii as love can drive you crazy!
Every Night and Day...
The video is colourful and vibrant and features the multi-talented Himesh Reshammiya with Miss India Earth Alankrita Sahai. So Much In Love is Alankrita’s third video on the album. The song is very upbeat and happy with only the chorus line So Much In Love With You featuring English lyrics. The lyrics have been written by Manoj Muntashir who has had the chance to experiment with Punjabi, Arabic and English lyrics on the album so far. Himesh has sung the song with strength, flair, and enthusiasm thus revealing many variations in his voice as a singer.
Enjoy the happy side of love with So Much In Love from Aap Se Mausiiquii as love can drive you crazy!
Every Night and Day...
- 12/2/2016
- by Jem Raj
- Bollyspice
It has been recently revealed that Salman Khan’s good friend Lulia Vantur has lent her voice to a song on multi-talented Himesh Reshammiya’s album Aap Se Mausiiquii (My Music is Because of You). Lulia came to Mumbai and recorded for the song Every Night and Day which will feature on the Aap Se Mausiiquii album. The song is said to be a romantic R&B number. Himesh had previously heard Lulia’s version of Jag Ghoomeya from Sultan, and then had the idea that she could be a part of his album. Speaking to Times of India, Himesh said “I loved the way she had sung it and felt she was absolutely right for my song. When I approached her, she agreed instantly. Lulia is talented and has sung beautifully. She is a professional singer, so she’s well-versed with the technicalities of recording. Her Hindi diction and...
- 11/28/2016
- by Jem Raj
- Bollyspice
Salman Khan recently tweeted that he loves the songs from Aap Se Mausiquii. This isn’t all, as he also promoted Himesh Reshammiya’s latest album on his show. Now, Iulia Vantur has recorded a song titled ‘Every Night And Day, Just Me And You’ for Himesh’s album which is produced by Bhushan Kumar. Says our source,Read More
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- 11/26/2016
- by Joginder Tuteja
- BollywoodHungama
"My favorite film of the last two years, Hong Sang-soo's Bam gua nat (Night and Day), is getting a one-week run at Anthology Film Archives, starting this Friday," announces Dan Sallitt, and for more raves (well, mostly), you can turn to Richard Brody (New Yorker), Scott Foundas (Voice), Andrew Schenker (L) and Keith Uhlich (Time Out New York). Update, 10/23: More from Jeannette Catsoulis (New York Times), Michael Joshua Rowin (Reverse Shot) and S James Snyder (Artforum).
This is just one of several extraordinary runs going on in NYC over the next while, starting this evening at Film Forum, where, with what the Voice's J Hoberman calls the "cine-essay-cum-illustrated-lecture Rembrandt's J'accuse," Peter Greenaway "uncovers a foul, lurid, corrupt, and perversely compelling conspiracy - which is to say, he successfully turns The Night Watch into a Peter Greenaway film." More from Manohla Dargis (New York Times), David Fear (Tony), Nicolas Rapold...
This is just one of several extraordinary runs going on in NYC over the next while, starting this evening at Film Forum, where, with what the Voice's J Hoberman calls the "cine-essay-cum-illustrated-lecture Rembrandt's J'accuse," Peter Greenaway "uncovers a foul, lurid, corrupt, and perversely compelling conspiracy - which is to say, he successfully turns The Night Watch into a Peter Greenaway film." More from Manohla Dargis (New York Times), David Fear (Tony), Nicolas Rapold...
- 10/23/2009
- MUBI
Competition
BERLIN -- A Hong Sangsoo film with no onscreen sex? A male protagonist who can't get any? This is indeed a novelty for the Henry Miller of Korean cinema, whose characters fornicate more often than martinis are shaken, not stirred in Bond movies. To the audience, this is hardly an aphrodisiac.
Set almost entirely in Paris, Night and Day is the auteur's first film made abroad. Since Hong has been compared to Rohmer for the umpteenth time, what would he make of Paris cinematically? It's a bit like Hou Hsiao-hsien's approach with Red Balloon -- impersonal, and therefore not terribly engaging. A flippant description of Rohmer in Night Moves seems apt for Hong's art-related film: "It was kind of like watching paint dry."
Hong has never bothered to court the mainstream, so commercial market returns are hardly relevant. Regardless of critics' assertion of a change in style, Hong core group of intellectual admirers will still find pleasure in his cerebral film language, nuanced dialogue, and droll observations of a Korean abroad.
Sungnam, a painter, spends two months in exile in Paris to let a legal crisis blow over. He experiences the double frustration of separation from his wife, and not getting any flings there. He bumps into an old flame Minsun and casually dates her. But he gets cold feet when her husband is mentioned. In a wry scene, he reads a fire and brimstone sermon to deter her advances. He befriends art student Hyunjo but falls for her flatmate and fellow artist Yujeong.
They sit in countless cafes re-enacting a fruitless flirtation to the score of Beethoven's 7th Symphony, symbolized by an oyster meal that is forever postponed. They make two trips to Deauville, and here is where Hong seems most in his element, in a sister town to the charmless provincial seaside dives where sexual mischief takes place in his works.
The first kiss happens 90 minutes into the film, and it's 20 more minutes of mental dodge ball before an inferred sex scene occurs. The twist-within-a-twist at the end is esoteric to say the least, revealing that Hong is even more of a tease than his heroine. This new chasteness may leave feminists who have complained about his projections of male fantasy, without an ax to grind. But in a Hong film, nothing is what is seems. Yujeon is not who she pretends to be, and indiscreet male lust still has its way, without the consequences all that Bible-reading hinted at.
NIGHT AND DAY (BAM GUA NAT)
Bom Film Productions
Credits:
Screenwriter-director: Hong Sangsoo
Producer: Oh Jungwan
Executive producer: Michel Cho
Director of photography: Kim Hoonkwang
Music: Jeong Yongji
Co-producers: Kang Dongku, Ellen Kim
Editor: Hahm Sungwon
Cast: Kim Sungnam: Kim Youngho
Lee Yujeong: Park Eunhye
Han Sungin: Hwang Sujung
Jang Minsun: Kim Youjin
Running time -- 144 minutes
No MPAA rating...
BERLIN -- A Hong Sangsoo film with no onscreen sex? A male protagonist who can't get any? This is indeed a novelty for the Henry Miller of Korean cinema, whose characters fornicate more often than martinis are shaken, not stirred in Bond movies. To the audience, this is hardly an aphrodisiac.
Set almost entirely in Paris, Night and Day is the auteur's first film made abroad. Since Hong has been compared to Rohmer for the umpteenth time, what would he make of Paris cinematically? It's a bit like Hou Hsiao-hsien's approach with Red Balloon -- impersonal, and therefore not terribly engaging. A flippant description of Rohmer in Night Moves seems apt for Hong's art-related film: "It was kind of like watching paint dry."
Hong has never bothered to court the mainstream, so commercial market returns are hardly relevant. Regardless of critics' assertion of a change in style, Hong core group of intellectual admirers will still find pleasure in his cerebral film language, nuanced dialogue, and droll observations of a Korean abroad.
Sungnam, a painter, spends two months in exile in Paris to let a legal crisis blow over. He experiences the double frustration of separation from his wife, and not getting any flings there. He bumps into an old flame Minsun and casually dates her. But he gets cold feet when her husband is mentioned. In a wry scene, he reads a fire and brimstone sermon to deter her advances. He befriends art student Hyunjo but falls for her flatmate and fellow artist Yujeong.
They sit in countless cafes re-enacting a fruitless flirtation to the score of Beethoven's 7th Symphony, symbolized by an oyster meal that is forever postponed. They make two trips to Deauville, and here is where Hong seems most in his element, in a sister town to the charmless provincial seaside dives where sexual mischief takes place in his works.
The first kiss happens 90 minutes into the film, and it's 20 more minutes of mental dodge ball before an inferred sex scene occurs. The twist-within-a-twist at the end is esoteric to say the least, revealing that Hong is even more of a tease than his heroine. This new chasteness may leave feminists who have complained about his projections of male fantasy, without an ax to grind. But in a Hong film, nothing is what is seems. Yujeon is not who she pretends to be, and indiscreet male lust still has its way, without the consequences all that Bible-reading hinted at.
NIGHT AND DAY (BAM GUA NAT)
Bom Film Productions
Credits:
Screenwriter-director: Hong Sangsoo
Producer: Oh Jungwan
Executive producer: Michel Cho
Director of photography: Kim Hoonkwang
Music: Jeong Yongji
Co-producers: Kang Dongku, Ellen Kim
Editor: Hahm Sungwon
Cast: Kim Sungnam: Kim Youngho
Lee Yujeong: Park Eunhye
Han Sungin: Hwang Sujung
Jang Minsun: Kim Youjin
Running time -- 144 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 2/14/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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